Klarinet Archive - Posting 000367.txt from 2005/04

From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] White Castle -- was Dan in Kansas (or somewhere in the midwest)
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:15:34 -0400

That's the place, though the original chain was and still is called White
Castle. Each hamburger a small square of maybe 2 inches by 2 inches, if
that. They had onions on them and were often called "sliders." They were 5
cents each when I was a kid and to my taste buds not yet affected "Fillet de
sole Lafayette," they were terrific.
St
I understand that there are 47 of them in St. Louis and I am going through
St Louis on my way home. ZUM!!

DNL

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim and Joyce [mailto:Lande_family@-----.net]
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 8:21 PM
To: klarinet_list
Subject: [kl] White Castle -- was Dan in Kansas (or somewhere in the
midwest)

Dan Leeson wrote: I think America is losing its cultural
values by tearing down all the White
Castle places.

I think my dad once pointed out a White Castle but I don't recall ever being
in one. I believe that they were the first chain restaurant. Until the mid
1980s, the Washington DC area had a chain called "Little Tavern". I have
heard that they were the second hamburger chain. These were small places
with white enameled steel on the walls -- inside & out -- and green enameled
steel roofs. They sold tiny burgers with the slogan "Buy 'em by the bag"
and they were referred to as "the club LT" or "the porceline palace". When
I was in college, they and Dunkin Donuts were the only places that were open
all night. I think the employees all looked like old winos. You didn't go
there for small talk.

The chain was bought by an outfit that also owned some Fudruckers
franchises. The first thing they did was ditch the name and turn stores
into sandwich shops. It didn't work and I think the stores got sold off one
by one. There are two buildings in Arlington that are still somewhat
recognizable.

Of course, my children don't know about the White Castles or the Little
Taverns. However, driving back and forth to college in Vermont, my son
always wants to stop on the New Jersey Turnpike and patronize the Roy
Rogers. There used to be some in the neighborhood, so it is a big nostalgia
thing for him.

I'm trying to think of a clarinet tie-in. Since Dan started this, I was
thinking maybe something about 'dark tone'. Sadly, the club L.T. burger was
fameous for having gray hamburgers inside the buns.

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